Alternating-current motor.



V. A. FYNN.

ALTERNATIN G CURRENT MOTOR.

APPLICATION FILED MAR. e, 1909.

957,668. Patented May 10, 1910.

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ALTERNATING CURRENT MOTOR.

APPLICATION FILED MAB. 6, 1909.

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Patented May 10, 1910.

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V. A. FYNN.

ALTERNATING CURRENT MOTOR. APPLIQATION FILED MAR. 6, 1909.

Patented May 10, 1910.

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, UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

VALERIE ALFRED FYNN, OF LONDON, ENGLAND.

ALTERNATING-CUR-RENT MOTOR.

Specification of Letters Patent. Patented llay 10, 1910.

Original application filed December 19, 1906, Serial No. 348,659. Divided and this application filed March e, 1909. Serial no. 481,766.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, VALimE ALFRED FYNN, a subject of the King of England, residing at London, England, have invented a certain new and useful Alternating- Current Motor, of which the following is-such a full, clear, and exact description as will enable any one skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use the same, reference being-had to the accompanying drawings, forming part of this specification.

This application which is a division of application No. 7 348,659, filed December 19, 1906, relates generallyto a novel form of alternating current motor and more particu larly to asingle phase motor of the conduction type having a shunt characteristic, its object being to provide a motor of this type which can be efiiciently operated from a single phase supply and whose speed may be varied within wide limits independently of the periodicity of the supply or the number of poles of: the motor. v

Other ob 'ccts of my invention are to provide means for starting these novel motors, means for controlling their power factor and means for improving their commutation.

The difficulty of constructing a single phase alternate current conduction motor with a shunt characteristic is well known. It chiefly consists in the fact thatthe phase of the exciting E. M. F. required must be approximately in phase quadrature with 'that of the E. M. F. impressed on the working circuit of the motor. This necessitates the use of phase splitting devices, which are all inefficient, or it requires a polyphase supply. -'But even if such a motor is operated from a 'polyphase supply'the results are unsatisfactory for the commutation is bad and the speed cannot be kept at all constant with varying loads. I have overcome the main difficulty by' providing a self-exciting conduction motor with a shunt characteristic, 2'. 6., one which generates its own exciting E. M. F. of the required phase and I have improved the commutation and the speed regulation by providing in my new motor two alternating fields displaced in phase and space thus creating a revolving field in the In the accompanying drawings, which illustrate a motor made in accordance with my invention and some of the possible modifications thereof, Figure 1 is a diagrammatic .its maximum appearing along an view of a motor embodying my invention in which the rotor is provided with two independent commuted windings; Fig. 2 is a view of the preferred form of my motor; Fig. 3 is a view showing a modification in thearrangement of the brushes; and Fig. a shows a modification in which the neutralizing winding is also made use of as a teaser winding.

I will now describe my invention broadly in connection with the drawings.

A motor made in accordance with this invention mainly comprises a rotor carrying any known form of commuted winding, such as 16, connected to a commutator in the usual way, brushes disposed on said commutator, a neutralizing winding 21 disposed on the stator and a teaser or transformer winding 19 also disposed on the stator. The energy is conveyed to the rotor working circuit 16 conductively by way of the Working brushes 10, 12. The neutralizing winding is connected in series relation with the rotor working circuit and 1s so disposed as to neutralize the working ampere turns of the rotor, 2'. 6. so as to reduce theself-induction of the rotor working circuit. The teaser winding 19 is preferably disposed coaxially with the neutralizing winding 21 and connected to the mains. This teaser or transformer winding produces an .alternating' flux along the working axisof the .motor but does not react on the working circuit because the E. M. Fs. it induces in the working and in the neutralizing winding conductors are practically equal in magnitude but opposite in direction. By rotation of the rotor conductors in this teaser flux an E. M. F. is generated in these conductors, axis which is displaced by 180/a degrees with respect to the axis of the teaser flux. The letter it stands throughout for the number of poles of the machine. I make use of this 'E. M. E, which is generated in any commuted winding disposed on the rotor, for producing the motor field of this machine. For this purpose I provide an exciting circuit by closing a commuted winding, 11 in Fig. 1, by way of exciting brushes 15, 17, along an axis displaced from the axis of the neutralizing winding and at an angle tothe axis of the liux. ing in said clc. circuit is the motor field exciting current. Since the teaser flux is The current fiowit into a series induction motor;

due to an E. M. F. of approximately the same phase as that of the working E. F. conductively impressed on the rotor Working circuit, then the phase of the teaser tlux will diii'cr by about 90 degrees from the phase of the Working E. M. F. The E. M. F. generated at the excitin brushes by rtation of the rotor conductors in the teaser l'iux will be of same phase although not necessarily of same direction as the teaser flux; the phase of this exciting E. M. F. will consequently dilier by about 90 degrees from-that of the working E. M. F. The current due'to the exciting E. M. F.. together with the flux due to the exciting current, will lag by about 90 degrees behind the exciting E. M. F. and will consequently be practically in phase wi h the working E. M. 'F. and also with the working current since these two diiifer but little in phase. ltis therefore seen that the exciting E. M. F. I obtain in my new motor is of the phase required for the production of a useful motor held. in order to start this machine I provide means for temporarily converting In order to compensate this motor ll'conductively introduce into the exciting circuit an E. M. F. of about the same phase as that of the supply and thereby ,alter the phase of the 1 motor field-and consequently that of the back E. M. F, thus varying the phase relation between the working current and the working E. M. F. to any desired extent. Some of the ways in which I vary the speed of this machine are by varying the E. M. F. impressed on the rotor along the working axis; by varying the magnitude of the transformer or teaser flux; by including in the exciting circuita regulating E. M. F. approximately in working E. M. F. and varying the magnitude or direction of this regulating l]. M. F. which can be derived from a phase converter; by including in the exciting circuit a field winding disposed on the stator and varying the number of turns of that winding and the direction of the magnetization produced by it relatively to the direction of the magnetization produced by the rotor field windin Other ways of achieving this object will be apparent to those skilled in the art.

I Referrin to the Sggcific embodiment of my shown in invention ig. l, the rotor carries two independent 11; the first is made use of as a working winding, being included the working cireuit together with the neutralizing winding 21 connected in series relation ano in opposition to 16 by .way or" the brushes 10, 12. The working circuit is fed from transformer 3 an the magnitude of the E. M; F. impressed on circuit can be regulated at 13. The .11 does duty 'e'x- .can be reversed at 27 and phase quadrature with the.

commuted windings 16 and V series relation by and is short-circuited by Way or" the exciting brushes 15 17 displaced with respect to the working brushes. The teaser winding 19 is coaxially disposed with respect to 21 and is fed from the shunt transformer ll. The E. M. F. impressed on 19 regulated at 20. can be regulated citing winding The number of turns of 19 by contact 40.

In Fig. 2 which shows the preferred form of my invention, the brush arrangement is the same as in Fig. 1 but only one commuted winding is made use of on the rotor and does duty both as working and as exciting winding. The transformer 3 interposed be tween the line and the motor is here a twoeoil. transformer. -A field regulatiug'winding 29 is provided on the stator and brush is connected to an intermediate point 30 of 29 in such a. manner that the number of turns in 29 and the direction of the magnetization produced by them can be varied at 31. Furthermore, an E. M. F. in quadrature with the Working E. M. F. is included in the exciting circuit for the purpose of regulating the magnitude of the resultant exciting E. M. F. This E. M. F. is by Way of example derived from a phase converter 32, it being assumed that a single phase supply only is available. For the sake of simplicity this converter is shown as being of the squirrel-cage (33) induction type. Any other type of phase cdnverter can,.of course, be 'used. In this case the primary winding 34 of the converter 32- is connected across the 'line and means for varying the volts per turn in 34 are indicated at 88. An intermediate point 36 of the secondary of the phase converter is connected to the exciting brush 17 while the movable contact 37, by means of which the magnitude and the direction of the regulating E. M. F. supplied by 35 can be controlled, is connected to the other exciting brush by way of the regulating contact 18 which controls the magnitude of the compensating E. M. F. derived from thesecondary .of 3, and by Way of 31, 29 and 30. 31 controls the total number of effective field turns in the motor. The teaser winding 19 is connected in parallel to the mains by way of the secondary of trans former 3. .The magnitude of the E. M. F. impressed on" 19 can be regulated at 20 and its direction working circuit is fed from the primary of 3 and it comprises the neutralizing winding 21 and the rotor winding 16" connected in way of the brushes 1O 12. The magnitude of the E. M. F. impressed on the Working circuit can be regulated at 13. In order to close the working circuit it is necessary to place switch 4 on point 6. When switch t stands on 5 then the starting windingtl is in circuit instead of 21. The main 2 is therefore connected through switch can be reversed at 27-. The

4 to point 5 through the starting winding 8 and conductor 9 to the working brush 10, through the commuted winding 16 to the workingbrush .12 and back to transformer 3 or main 1 by wa of the moving contact 13.;The exciting brushes 15, 17 may be 'short-circuitedat starting by suitably placing the moving contacts 31, 18, and 37 with re erence to the winding which they control. The switch 20 may be opened at starting thus disconnecting the teaser winding 19 from the mains. The starting position of switch 4 disconnects the neutralizing winding 21 at starting. The machine now starts as a series induction motor, 8 induces in 11 a current which closes over the brushes 15, 17 and does duty as working current. The

current flowing through 8 is also taken through 16 by way of the brushes 10, 12 and the commuted winding 16 therefore does duty as field winding producing the motor field which in conjunction with the working current flowing along the axis 15, 17 is responsible for the starting torque. If an E. M. F. is impressed on the brushes 15, 17

from the secondary of 3 by suitably displacing 18 from its zero position, then this E. F. will either oppose or help the E. M. F. induced in 16 by 8 thus decreasing or increasing the current taken by the motor and the torque developed by it. The magnitude of the torque can also be controlled by I moving 13 so as to vary the magnitude of jso ' the brushes the E. M. F. impressed on 8 and 16 at starting. Switch 20 need not be opened at starting for the flux due to 19 can also yield a torque in conjunction with the working current through 16 closing by way of 15 and 17 provided 27 is closed in the right direction. After the motor has reached a suflicient speed, being started in the manner set forth, 1ts speed can be regulated by varying the 'working E. M. 'F. at 13; by varying the total number of effective field turns at 31; by varying the resultant exciting E. M. F. at 37; and by varying the magnitude of the teaser or transformer flux at 20. The power factor of the motor can be controlled by varying the magnitude of the compensating E. M. F. at 18.

In Fig. 5 the rotor only carries one commuted windin l6 and the arrangement of iflers somewhat from that shown in Fig. 2, thus the brushes 23, 24 and 25, 26 are disposed along lines displaced by ISO/n degrees with respect to the axis of 21 and are short-circuited along these lines in pairs as shown. At starting those portions of 16 which are included between the brushes 23, 24 on one side and 25, 26 on the other, do duty as working conductors, whereas they do duty as field conductors in normal operation. Conversely those portions of 16 which are included between brushes 23, 25 on the one side "and 24, 26 on the other, do duty as in normal operation.

field turns at starting and as working turns If this machine is to be compensated then the compensating E. M. 1*. should be included between the brushes 23, 24 and 25, 26. After the motor has reached a sufiicient speed and switch 4: has been thrown over to point 6 then the volts per turn in 1.9 can be varied at 20, the direction of the E. M. F. impressed on 19 can be reversed at 27 and the magnitude of the E. M. l impressed on 16 and 21 can be varied at 13, thus varying the speed of the motor.

In Fig. 4 is shown one way of combining the teaser winding 19 with the neutralizing winding 21. "This modification has been illustrated by way oi example in connection with the arrangement shown in Fig. 1. In Fig. 4 the rotor only carries one winding instead of two as in Fig. 1 but this difference is oi course quite innnatcrial. \Vinding 1$ of Fig. 1 has been omitted and the leads from the transformer ll ha re been connected to the terminals of 21. liv this modification winding 18) is entirely dispensed with,

the machine is simplified and its ctlicicncy isnnprorcd without in the least impairing its pliability.

} The regulating l). M. l. included in the motor field ('ll'cllit can also be made use of at starting forexciting the motor field in which case the connections need not be altered at starting and winding 8 can be dispensed with. In all cases the commutation can be improved by suitably adjusting therelative values of rotor speed, motor field and teaser flux.

All these machines, can, of course, be used as generators and the invention is not restricted to motors with any given number of combination with a stationary member provided with a neutralizing winding, of a revolving member provided with a commuted winding connected in series relation with the neutralizing winding along an axis coinciding with the axis of said neutralizing winding, exciting brushes on the revolving member, and means for producing an alternating flux along an axis approximately coinciding with that of the neutralizing winding.

2. 'In an alternating current motor, the

combination with a stationary member provided with a neutralizing winding, of a revolving member provided with a commuted winding connected in series relation wlth the neutralizing winding,

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a teaser winding 1 30 I said commuted winding along an axis coinciding with the axis of said neutralizing on the stationary member, and exciting brushes on the revolving member along an axis displaced from that of "the neutralizing winding. 3. In an alternatin current motor, the combination with a stationary member provided with a neutralizing winding and a teaser winding, of a revolving member carrying a conductively impressed working current along an axis coinciding with that of the neutralizing winding, and an exciting current along an axis displaced from that of the'neutralizing winding.

4. In an alternating current motor, the combination with a stationary member provided witlr'a neutralizing windin and a teaser Winding, of a revolving meniber provided with a commuted wmding connected in series relation with the neutralizing winding along an axis coinciding with the axis of said neutralizing winding, and an exciting circuit on the revolving member.

5. In an alternating current motor, the combination with a stationary member provided with a'neutralizing winding and a teaser winding coaxially disposed therewith, of a rotor provided with a commuted winding, means connected in series relation with the neutralizing winding for conductively impressing a working E. M. F. on

winding, and means for providing an ex- .citing circuit by closing the circuit of said commuted winding along an axis displaced from the axis of the neutralizing Winding.

6. In an alternating current motor, the combination with a stat'onary member provided with a neutralizing winding and a teaser winding, of a rotor provided with a commuted Winding connected in series relation with the neutralizing winding along an axis coincidin with the axis of said neutralizing win ing, an exciting circuit provided by closing the circuit of said commuted winding along an axis displaced from the axis of the neutralizing winding, and means for varying the volts per turn of said teaser winding. 1

7. In an alternating current motor, the

combination with a stationary member provided with a neutralizing winding and a teaser winding, of a rotor provided with a commuted winding, means connected in series relation with the neutralizing winding for conductively impressing a working E. M. F. on said commuted winding along an axis coincidin with the axis of said neutralizing winding, means for varying the ma itude of said E. M. F., and an exciting circuit on the revolving member.

11 an alternating-current motor, the

combination with a stationary member provided with a neutralizing winding and a teaser winding coaxially disposed thereceases with the neutralizing winding for conductively impressing a working ll/L F. on said commuted winding along an axis coinciding with the axis of said neutralizing winding, an exciting circuit through saidcommuted winding along an axis displaced from the axis of the neutralizing-winding,

and means for impressing on said teas r winding an E, MJF. of approximately the same phase as that of the working E. M. F.

9. In an alternating current motor, the

combination. with a stationary member pro-- vided with a neutralizing winding, a teaser. winding and a field winding displaced in space from theneutralizing winding, oi a rotor provided with a commuted winding connected in series relation with the ncutralizing winding along an axis coinciding with the axis of said neutralizing winding and an exciting circuit provided by connect ing said field winding in series with said commuted winding along an axis displaced from that of the neutralizing winding.

10. In an alternating current motor, the combination with a stationary member ,pro vided with a neutralizing winding and a teaser winding, of a rotor providedwith a commuted winding connected In series rela-' tion with the neutralizing winding along an axis coinciding with "the axis of said neutralizing winding, a field winding disposed on the stationary member displaced in space from the neutralizing winding and connected in series relation with the commuted winding along an axis displaced from that of the neutralizin winding, and means for varying the magnitude and direction of the magnetization produced by said field winding.

11. In an alternating current motor, the combination with a stationary member provided with a neutralizing winding and a teaser winding coaxially disposed therewith, of a rotor provided with a commuted winding, means connected in series relation with the neutralizing winding for conductively impressing a working E. M. If. on said conimuted winding along an axis coinciding with the axis of said neutralizing winding, an excitin circuit through said commuted winding a ong an axis displaced from the axis of the neutralizing winding, and means for introducing into said exciting circuit an. M. F. of approximately the same phase as the Working E. M. F. for compensating the motor.

12. In an alternating current motor, the Combination with a stationay member pro vided with a neutralizing winding and a teaser winding coaxially disposed therewith, of a rotor provided with a commuted winding, means connected in series relation with the neutralizing winding tor conduct F. on said commuted windingalong an axis winding, an exciting circuit through said,

commuted winding along an axis displaced from the axis of the neutralizing winding and means for introducing into the exciting circuit an E. M. F. approximately in phase quadrature with the working E. M. F.

13. In an alternating current motor, the combination with a stationary member provided with a neutralizing winding and a teaser winding, of a rotor provided with a commuted winding, means connected in series relation with the neutralizing winding for conductively impressing a working E. F. on said commuted winding alongan axis coinciding with the axis of said neutral zing winding, means for varying the ma nitude of said E. M. F., an exciting circuit through said commuted winding along an axis dis placed from the axis of the neutralizing winding, andmeans for varying the volts per turn of the said teazer winding.

14. In an alternating current motor, the combination with a stationary member provided with a neutralizing winding and a teaser winding, of a rotor provided with a commuted winding, means connected in se-' ries relation with the neutralizing winding for conductively impressing a working E. M.

coinciding with the axis of'said neutralizing winding, means for var ing the magnitude of said E, M. F., means or providing an exciting circuit by closing the circuit of said commuted winding along an axis displaced from the axis of the neutralizing winding,

and means for varying the magnetization produced by the exciting circuit.

15.- In an alternating current motor the co'mbinationwith a stationary member provided with a neutralizing windin and a teaser winding, of a rotor provide with a I .tionwith the neutralizing winding along an.

from the axis of the neutralizing winding, and a normally inactive winding adapted to commuted winding connected in series relaaxis coincidin with the axis of said neutralizing win ing, means for providing an exciting circuit by closing the circuit of said commuted winding along an axis displaced be used at starting.

9 a m e .W e inc dmg with 2110\8313 66' 16. In an alternating currentmotor, the combination with a stationary member'provided with'a neutralizing winding, a teaser winding and afield winding displaced in space from the neutralizing winding, of a revolving member provided with a commuted windin means connected in series relation with t e neutralizing windin for conductively impress' a working E. F.

if along an axis co- 9; said neutralizing winding, means for varying the magnitude of said E. M. F., .an;exciting circuit provided by connecting said field winding in series with said commuted winding along an axis displaced from that of the neutralizing winding, means for varying the magnitude and direction of the magnetization produced by said field winding, means for introducing into the said exciting circuit an E. M. F.

approximately in phase quadrature with the working E. M. F., connections with the source of supply for introducing into the exciting circuit an E. M. F. of approximately the same phase as the worki'n'gE. M. F. for compensating the motor, and a starting winding disposed on the stator.

17. In an alternating. current motor, the

combination with a stationary member provided with a neutralizing winding, ofa revolving member provided'witha commuted winding connected in series relation with the neutralizing'winding along an axis coinciding with the axis of said neutralizing winding, an exciting winding at least partly dis posed on the revolving member, means for producing an alternating flux along an axis approximately coinciding with that of the neutralizing winding, and means for varying the magnitude of said alternating flux.

18. In analternating current motor, the combination with a'stationary member provided with a neutralizing winding, of a rotor provided with a commuted winding, means connected in series relation with the neutralizing winding for conductiyely impressing a working E. M. F. on said commuted winding along an axis coincidingwitlrthe axis of said neutralizing winding, means .for varying the magnitude of sand 'E; M. R, an exciting circuit on the revolving member, and means for producing an alternating flux along an axis approximately coinciding with that of the neutralizing winding. i 19. In an alternatingcurrent motor, the combination with a stationary member provided witlr a neutralizing winding, and a field winding displaced in space from the neutralizing winding, of a rotor provided with a commuted winding connected in se neutralizing winding.

20. Inan alternating current motor, the combination with a stationary member pro vided' with a neutralizing, winding, of a rotor provided with a commuted winding connected in series relation with the neutrt.-lii'ting winding along an axis coinciding ceases with the axis of said neutralizing winding, field winding disposed on the stationary member displaced in space from the neutralizing winding and connected in serles relation with the commuted winding along an axis displaced from that of the neutralizing winding, means. for varying the magnitude and direction of the magnetization pro duced by said field winding, and means for producing an alternating fiuxalong an axis approximately coinciding with that ot the neutralizing winding.

'21. In an alternating current motor, the

combination with a stationary member proridcd with a neutralizing winding, of a rotor provided witlra commuted winding, means connected in series relation with the neutralwinding for conductively impressing a working E. M. E. on said commuted winding along an axis coinciding with the axis of said'neutralizing winding, an exciting circuit through said commuted winding along an axis displaced from the axis of the neutralizing winding, means for introducing into said exciting circuit an E. M. F.' of approximately the same phase as the working M. F. for compensating the motor, and means for producing an alternating flux along an axis approximately coinciding with that of the neutralizing winding.

22. In an. alternating current motor, the combination with a stationary member provided with a neutralizing Winding, of a rotor provided with a commuted winding, means connected in series relation with the neutralizing winding for conductively impressing a working E. M. F. on said commuted winding along an axis coinciding with the axis of said neutralizing windin an exciting circuit through said commuted winding along an axis displaced from the axis of the neutralizing winding, means for introducing into the exciting circuit an E. M. F. approximately in phase quadrature with the working E. M. E, and means for producing an alternating flux along an axis approximately coinciding with that of the neutralizing winding. p

28. In an alternating current motor, the combination with a stationary member pro- Vided with a neutralizing winding, of a rotor provided with a commuted winding connected in series relation with the neutralizing winding along an axis coinciding with the .axis of said neutralizing winding, means for combination with a stationary member pro-,

vided with a neutralizing winding, a field winding displaced in space from the neutralizing winding, of a revolving member provided with a commuted winding, means connected in series relation with the neutralizing winding for conductively impressing a working E. M. F. on said commuted winding along an axis coinciding with the axis of said neutralizing winding, means for varying the magnitude of said E. M. F., an exciting circuit provided by. connecting said field'winding in series with said commuted winding along an axis displaced from that of the neutralizing winding, means for varying the magnitude and direction of the magnetization produced by said field winding, means for introducing into the said exciting circuit an E. M. F. approximatelyin phase quadrature with the working E. M. F., con-- nections with the source of supply for intro ducing into the exciting circuit an E. M. F. of approximately the same phase as the working E. M. F. for compensating the motor, a starting winding disposed on the stator, and means for producing an alternating flux along an axis approximately coinciding with that of the neutralizing winding.

In witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand and seal in the subscribing witnesses.

.VALERE ALFRED FYNN. 1.5.1

Witnesses:

W.- A. ALEXANDER, E. E. HUFFMAN.

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